Ifyou’ve got a truck, car, vehicle mad toddler in the house, find yourself a copyof these two brilliant picture books, stat. I love the sheer vibrancy and verveof Wheels and Tractors – two separate standalone titles thatfulfill every wheeling, tractor obsession you could want.

Wheels is my personal favourite butthe other titles by these best-selling creators in the Roadworks seriesare equally compelling. Two kids are witness to a never-ending parade of wheels.Rumbly, grumbly wheels, yucky mucky wheels, tiny shiny wheels. We aretold wheels go fast and wheels go slow, but the trick is guessingexactly which vehicle belongs to each spread of wonderful wheely verse. Andwonderful it is. Perfect rhythmic, onomatopoeic descriptions draw youngsters inand set them up for the fun reveals. Visual clues provided by Lovelock’senergetic pigmented inked illustrations further enhances this excellent guess-what-it-isexperience.

Tractor is equally attractive in soundand visual allure. Colours pop on each page as readers are escorted through aday in the life of farming equipment, all revolving around the all-important,tractor. Again, guesswork comes into play giving the reader so much more purposeand ownership over these clever, fresh and extremely entertaining titles.

Bothare high on my recommended reading list.

Title:  Wheels
Author:  Sally Sutton
Illustrator:  Brian Lovelock
Publisher:  Walker Books Australia, $24.99
Publication Date:  February 2020
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781760651589
For ages:  2 – 6
Type:  Picture Book

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Title:  Tractor
Author:  Sally Sutton
Illustrator:  Brian Lovelock
Publisher:  Walker Books Australia, $24.99
Publication Date:  February 2022
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781760653385
For ages:  2 – 6
Type:  Picture Book

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